Legal Opinion
United States v. Klein
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1938No. 439PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The question for decision is whether statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Purdon’s Penn. Statutes, Tit. 27, §§ 41, 45, 282, 334, are unconstitutional because they authorize interference with a federal court and an invasion of the sovereignty of the United States, in so far as they purport to confer jurisdiction on a state tribunal to declare the escheat of moneys deposited in the registry of the federal court and later covered into the Treasury of the United States.
In a suit brought by secured bondholders in the district court for eastern Pennsylvania to compel payment of the bonds…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Byers v. McAuleySupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Riehle v. MargoliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by125 opinions
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